# NTSB OAK76FVA52: Cessna 150L, N6800G, Fresno, CA, April 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1976
- Place: Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVA52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0758   76/4/1    FRESNO,CA           CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1424                    N6800G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO-CHANDLER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               FRESNO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT MADE LONG DESCENDING STRAIGHT IN APCH. DIDNT CLR ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6800G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6800G-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 15072300, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fresno-Chandler

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760401007339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760401007339A), Apr 1, 1976: Cessna 150L, Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Plt made long descending straight in apch. Didnt clr eng.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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